Cessna 172 N79179
5 April 1987 · Muscatine, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1987 at about 19:10 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N79179 was involved in an accident near Muscatine, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Muscatine, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Henry Rahlf's Farm Strip
- Coordinates
- 41.4096, -91.0704
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N79179
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC87LA076
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS 1300 FEET LONG. THE WIND WAS 90 DEGREES CROSS AT 5 KNOTS, GUSTS TO 20 KTS. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THEY HAD A WIND SHIFT AND THEN THEY HIT A SOFT SPOT NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHICH SLOWED THEM. THE ELEVATOR AND STABILIZER CAUGHT ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE AIRPLANE ENDED UP IN A DITCH BETWEEN THE FENCE AND A ROAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-32-300 | Mason City, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172E | Moorhead, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1987 | Cessna 150G | Forest City, Iowa, United States | William R.yocom | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1987 | Cessna 188-B | Sigourney, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft B35 | Keokuk, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1987 | Eagle DW-1 | Mediapolis, Iowa, United States | LEE County Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |